Officer Collar Rank
Images with "missing" or "not mine" are insignia I have not been able to preserve.

Sage Green Cloth
(June 1956 - July 1976)
Olive Drab Cloth
(June 1956 - July 1976)
Royal Blue Cloth
(July 1976 - July 1984)
Royal Blue Cloth
(July 1984 - Present)
Dark Navy Cloth
(TBD - Present)
Warrant Officer

(not mine)

(not mine)
(n/a)
(n/a)
Flight Officer
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
Technical
Flight Officer
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
Chief
Warrant Officer

(not mine)

(missing)
(n/a)
(n/a)
Senior
Flight Officer
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)

Sage Green Cloth
(June 1956 - July 1976)
Olive Drab Cloth
(June 1956 - July 1976)
Royal Blue Cloth
(July 1976 - Present)
Dark Navy Cloth
(TBD - Present)
Second Lieutenant

(not mine)
First Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel

(not mine)
Colonel
 - left side

(missing)

(missing)
Colonel
 - right side

(not mine)
Brigadier General

(not mine)

(not mine)
Major General
 1990 - 1993,
 2006 - Present
(n/a)
(n/a)

(not mine)





Officer Shoulder Rank
Images with "missing" or "not mine" are insignia I have not been able to preserve.

Second Lieutenant
embosed on leather,
sewn on flight clothing
First Lieutenant
embosed on leather,
sewn on flight clothing

(not mine)
Captain
embosed on leather,
sewn on flight clothing
   

(not mine)
Colonel - left side
embosed on leather,
sewn on flight clothing

(not mine)
Colonel - right side
embosed on leather,
sewn on flight clothing
   

(not mine)
Major General
embosed on leather,
sewn on flight clothing
(unknown if used in early-90s)

Warrant Officer
plastic encased in clear vinyl,
sewn on flight clothing
 (TBD - July 1984)

(not mine)
Chief Warrant Officer
plastic encased in clear vinyl,
worn on flight clothing
 (TBD - July 1984)
Second Lieutenant
plastic encased in clear vinyl,
sewn on flight clothing
 (TBD - Present)
First Lieutenant
plastic encased in clear vinyl,
worn on flight clothing
 (TBD - Present)
Captain
plastic encased in clear vinyl,
sewn on flight clothing
 (TBD - Present)
Major
plastic encased in clear vinyl,
worn on flight clothing
 (TBD - Present)
Lieutenant Colonel
plastic encased in clear vinyl,
sewn on flight clothing
 (TBD - Present)
   
Colonel- left side
plastic encased in clear vinyl,
worn on flight clothing
 (TBD - Present)
Colonel- right side
plastic encased in clear vinyl,
worn on flight clothing
 (TBD - Present)
Brigadier General
plastic encased in clear vinyl,
sewn on flight clothing
 (TBD - Present)
Major General
plastic encased in clear vinyl,
worn on flight clothing
 (1990-1993, 2006-Present)


(not mine)
Red Epaulettes: The original CAP shoulder mark
Made of various materials, from heavy cloth to thin wool felt, these
easily identifiable epaulettes replaced the standard ones on the Army
(AAC/AAF) uniforms worn by CAP personnel during the 1940s.
Shirts, jackets, and coats would have the wide end stitched into the
shoulder seam, and the narrow end stitched or buttoned at the base
of the collar. Metal rank insignia was sometimes added.

Epaulette Sleeve,
Version 1 - Blue
Epaulette Sleeve,
Version 2 - Blue
Epaulette Sleeve,
Version 3 - Blue
Epaulette Sleeve,
Version 4 - Maroon
Epaulette Sleeve,
Version 5 - Gray
Warrant
Officer

(missing)

(missing)
(n/a)
(n/a)
Flight
Officer
(n/a)
(n/a)
Technical
Flight
Officer
(n/a)
(n/a)
Chief
Warrant
Officer

(not mine)

(missing)

(missing)
(n/a)
(n/a)
Senior
Flight
Officer
(n/a)
(n/a)
Second
Lieutenant

(missing)
First
Lieutenant

(missing)
Captain

(missing)
Major
Lieutenant
Colonel

(missing)

(missing)
Colonel
 - left side

(missing)
Colonel
 - right side

(missing)

(missing)
Brigadier
General

(missing)

(missing)
Major
General
(n/a)
(n/a)

Maroon Epaulette Circlets: Barry Board Beginnings
For a very brief period during 1990, these small insignia were
added to the Air Force service coat epaulettes above the metal
rank insignia already being worn. The circlets were then quickly
replaced by the infamous maroon epaulette sleeves, available with
or without Velcro. There is very little official documentation about
them, except for instructions from the National CAP Bookstore.





Officer Rank - Miscellaneous

Second Lieutenant
Gortex jacket tab sleeve,
sewn on royal blue cloth
First Lieutenant
Gortex jacket tab sleeve,
sewn on royal blue cloth
Captain
Gortex jacket tab sleeve,
sewn on royal blue cloth
Major
Gortex jacket tab sleeve,
sewn on royal blue cloth
Lieutenant Colonel
Gortex jacket tab sleeve,
sewn on royal blue cloth
Colonel
Gortex jacket tab sleeve,
sewn on royal blue cloth

(not mine)
Brigadier General
Gortex jacket tab sleeve,
sewn on royal blue cloth

(not mine)
Major General
Gortex jacket tab sleeve,
sewn on royal blue cloth